| Literature DB >> 29737369 |
S S L Goh1, P S M Lai2, A T B Tan3, S Ponnampalavanar4.
Abstract
A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of osteopenia/osteoporosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals. The prevalence of osteopenia/osteoporosis in HIV-infected and antiretroviral therapy (ART)-treated individuals was significantly higher than respective controls. Evidence regarding bone loss within first year of HIV infection or ART initiation was preliminary.Entities:
Keywords: Antiretroviral therapy; Bone density; HIV; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis
Year: 2018 PMID: 29737369 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-018-4379-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Osteoporos Int ISSN: 0937-941X Impact factor: 4.507